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#BestofBiz 2016: Agriculture

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2016 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views. Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry portal over the past year below.

12 Dec 2016

#BestofBiz 2016: Agriculture

Our most-read stories

1	Weather forecast for southern Africa predicts good rainfall this season - Admire Ndhlovu	13 Sep 2016
2	[BizTrends 2016] The national minimum wage and South African agriculture - Thabi Nkosi	18 Jan 2016
3	How your lawn could save the life of a farm animal - Penwell Dlamini	11 Jan 2016
4	[BizTrends 2016] Top five trends for Agriculture 2016 - Cari Van Wyk	18 Jan 2016
5	Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge - Cari Van Wyk	18 Apr 2016
6	#BrandManagerMonth: for the love of wine brands - Cari van Wyk	11 Mar 2016
7	[BizTrends 2016] New trends in Agriculture - the ZZ2 experience - Erik Holm, Tommie van Zyl and Johan Koorts	18 Jan 2016
8	New agribusiness models embed sustainability in agriculture	17 Aug 2016
9	[BizTrends 2016] Trends to shape South African Agribusinesses in 2016 - Pieter Spies	18 Jan 2016
10	#AfricaMonth: Adopting a new mentality to small-scale farming - Cari Van Wyk	23 May 2016
11	AFASA approves "My Kraal" app for member farms	28 Jul 2016
12	Pretoria Food Co-op a new approach to fresh produce	05 May 2016
13	#BizsoeknBoer: Meet urban farmer Pierre van der Spuy - Cari Van Wyk	08 Sep 2016
14	Has agriculture in SA seen the last of the current El Niño cycle?	17 May 2016
15	Vergelegen winning the fight against leaf roll virus	25 May 2016
16	Farming initiative allows young farmers to earn as they learn	17 Feb 2016
17	Essential changes urged in farming	13 Sep 2016
18	Innovative use of fertilisers revives hope for Africa's Green Revolution - Busani Bafana	05 Sep 2016
19	Providing for SA's future food demand	16 Feb 2016
20	Southern Africa's food crisis in numbers - Obi Anyadike, Africa Editor	28 Jan 2016

Our most-read contributors

1	Liesl Jobson
2	Nico Groenewald

Our most-read new business wins

1	Tribeca wins GWK	18 Aug 2016
2	New distribution partner for Harring Sawing Equipment	07 Jun 2016

Our most-read new appointments

1	Brand ambassador announced for Enaleni Vineyards	22 Jun 2016
2	VinPro appoints Johan de Jager	09 Sep 2016
3	VinPro elects new chairperson and vice chairperson	17 Nov 2016

View the most-read lists for our other industries: Automotive, Building, CSI & Sustainability, Education, Energy & Mining, Finance, Healthcare, HR, ICT, Legal, Lifestyle, Logistics & Transport, Marketing & Media, Property, Retail, Tourism and Africa.

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